proud of my son

I just heard good news about my six year old son. He advanced one level in reading in first grade this week, so his reward is a new book, to encourage more reading. (He has two fathers who are avid readers, so we want to encourage him.) My husband took him to a bookstore and he chose a book that he wanted. But the cover was partly damaged, so my husband suggested that he ask a bookstore worker if they had another. He found a worker, politely explained the situation and asked if they had another book. He was told that they didn't but was offered another copy of the book in a few days or a discount on the damaged book. He consulted with my husband and chose not to wait and to get the damaged book. This may not sound like much, but being assertive with a strange adult, politely explaining the situation, and making a decision about what to do were all good things for him to do. I guess that you have to be a parent to understand.